Nicholas Gentile, Fine Music 102.5 and The Propagation of Fire

For some time the brilliant young composer Nicholas Gentile and I (librettist) have been working on a new opera with universal themes, The Propagation of Fire. I can now reveal that Fine Music 102.5 has announced its Kruger Scholar for 2019--Nicholas Gentile, whose winning project is to score and record the full opera with the cooperation of Fine Music during 2019. This is a major recognition of Nick's talents, and powerful support from a radio station that engages 500,000 listeners in the Sydney region, and a myriad more worldwide who love classical music, opera and jazz. Find out more about the Scholarship and The Propagation of Fire as we keep you up to date.

Throughout this year, Nicholas Gentile is composing and recording a new Australian opera to my libretto. Follow the development of Émilie & Voltaire through videos, interviews, music and information on our Patreon page and show us your support!

Murder on High

In 2019 I will complete Murder on High, the third Victor Constant Investigation in the historical crime series that began with Murder at Cirey. As a military policeman in the remote Champagne, Victor doesn't expect to tangle with royalty--but Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Orléans summons him to solve the murder of a nobleman at her magnificent Château d'en Haut.

New Year's Day 1660. No one believes King Charles has a hope of returning to England from exile, least of all Charles himself. But General George Monck is marching to London. Is his army for Parliament or the king?

London, the winter of 1652, four years since King Charles I was executed. Parliament is in crisis and a ghostly murderer stalks the streets, avenging crimes from the civil war. The mighty Oliver Cromwell may be his next victim